DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 



Lake Superior and Lake Ontario are also maintaining a fairh- stable level, 

 despite the fact that the catch is down in each case this >ear. While these 

 lakes are not as productive as Lake Erie and they do not have as great a variet\' 

 of fish entering the catch, the fishing effort is not as intensive. The latter ma>- 

 account in part for the relative stabiiit>' of the total catch. 



The fisheries in Lake Huron, Georgian Ba\" and North Channel are at a 

 \er>- low ebb at present, due to the fact that the lake trout and whitefish catches 

 have decreased tremendoush- during the past six years. 



The total catch from northern inland waters was less in 1946 than in 1945, 

 whereas the total catch from southern inland waters (largeh' bullheads, carp 

 and other coarse fish) shows a slight increase. 



COMPARATI\E STATEMENT OF THE YIELD OF THE FISHERIES 

 OF ONTARIO BY LAKE 



Lake 



1945 

 Pounds 



1946 

 Pounds 



Increase 

 Pounds 



Decrease 

 Pounds 



Ontario 



Erie 



St. Clair 



Huron 



(k'orgian Ba\ 



Norih Channel 



Superior 



South Inland Waters. 

 North Inland Waters. 



2,338,186 

 18,949,577 



.-i02,991 

 1.070,900 

 L.'j24,4S9 



433,990 

 3,812,064 



606,002 

 5,039,544 



2,058,698 

 18,925,344 



493,402 



9.53,799 

 1,292.226 



289.710 

 3.. 588,689 



678,952 

 4,719,299 



34,277.743 33,000,119 



72,950 



72,950 



279,488 

 24,233 

 9,589 

 117,101 

 232,263 

 144,280 

 223,375 



320,245 



1,350,574 



Net Decrease 1,277,624 



COMI'ARATIX E STATEMEXT OF I'HE \IELI) OF THE 

 FISHERIES OF ONTARIO 



Species 



1945 

 Pounds 



1946 

 Pounds 



Increase 

 Pounds 



Decrease 

 Pounds 



I i erring 



W hitehsh 



I rout 



Pike 



Pickerel (Blue).... 

 Pickerel (Yellow; . 



.Sturgeon 



Eels: 



Perch 



lullihei- 



Cathsh 



Car]) 



Mixed ami Coarse. 

 Caviar 



9,124,060 



4,265,089 



2,588,980 



1,104,376 



6,582,466 



3,021,173 



139,224 



46,719 



1,695,084 



6<»9.637 



557,546 



()3S,()68 



3,812,355 



2,966 



34,277,743 



11, .576,606 



4,451,055 



2,514,489 



1,015.624 



1 .972,265 



2,716,040 



185,225 



51,484 



2,973,4t)7 



308,570 



()29,695 



759,233 



3,843.559 



2,807 



33,000,119 



2,452,546 

 185,966 



4<).00I 



4,765 



1 .278,383 



72,149 

 121,165 

 31,204 



4,192,179 



74,491 



88,752 



4,610.201 



305,133 



391.067 



159 



5,469,803 



Net Decrease 1,277,624 



